Chart a course for a successful future with a variety of academic programs! Complete an associate degree, certificate or credential in a career program, prepare for transfer to a university or boost your current skills.

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Digital Photography

Digital Photography – Certificate

The Digital Photography Certificate will provide students with the foundational skills to expand their photography portfolio and help them develop skills needed to apply to a fine arts degree program or a career in the field.

This is an intensive writing course. Narrative and descriptive modes are stressed. Basic research strategies are introduced. An end-of-the-semester portfolio is required.

MAT 130

Quantitative Reasoning

4

MAT 030

Quantitative Reasoning develops student skills in analyzing, synthesizing and communicating quantitative information. Cultivates algebraic reasoning and modeling skills through a quantitative literacy lens. Emphasizes critical thinking and the use of multiple strategies in applied contexts. Topics include proportional and statistical reasoning, probability, and evaluation of bias and validity.

CORE REQUIREMENTS

Take the following:

Course #

Course Name

Credits

Prerequisites

Notes

ART 101

Two-Dimensional Design

3

Students will learn the principles and elements of 2-D design and practice their application in a variety of hands-on studio projects. Critical thinking skills such as problem solving, understanding the creative process (from idea to finished product), and addressing visual and conceptual themes are essential parts of the course. These skills are reflected in studio projects.

CIS 134

Graphic Imaging (Adobe® PhotoShop®)

3

Learn the intricacies of scanning and editing images for producing practical and expressive images on a computer using Adobe® PhotoShop® software.

CIS 136

Integrated Design I (Adobe® InDesign®)

3

CIS 095*

Learn the basics of desktop publishing using Adobe® InDesign®. Students use computers and laser printers to create professional-looking publications that incorporate illustrations and bitmap graphics.

CIS 137

Digital Photography I

3

(SAME AS ART 137) This course demonstrates how to use and handle a digital camera, capturing the image, editing and processing images for output  such as printing, or preparing images for upload to the internet for websites or social media platforms. The class will include techniques and instruction on layout, composition, rules of design, history of photography, and Photoshop® or image altering program applications.

CIS 237

Digital Photography II

3

ART 137 or CIS 137

(SAME AS ART 237) This course provides the opportunity to refine and extend the skills of photographic seeing. Personal skills in digital photography will be used to explore a complete body of work. Students will be using Photoshop® CS5 to edit and explore their creative outlets further. Students individual personal goals will be set and executed during the semester.

ELECTIVES (6 credits)

Choose two of the following:

Course #

Course Name

Credits

Prerequisites

Notes

ART 103

Drawing I: Foundations

3

This course introduces basic drawing principles and techniques in a studio setting. Students explore contour and tonal drawing using various subjects and media in both observational and conceptual drawings. Projects will incorporate a variety of ability levels, as well as traditional and non-traditional media (including digital images). Students will draw from a nude model. Critical thinking skills such as problem solving, understanding the creative process (from idea to finished product), and addressing visual and conceptual themes are essential parts of the course, reflected in the studio projects. An end of semester portfolio represents students growth and artistic development.

ART 112

Art History: Renaissance to Present

3

ENG 085*

This course is a survey of art history and aesthetics covering art from the Renaissance through the 20th century.

ART 240

Printmaking

3

ART 101 or ART 103

The elements and principles of design and color are introduced to create prints in a studio setting. Emphasis is given to techniques using a variety of media and technologies. Critical thinking skills such as problem solving, understanding the creative process (from idea to finished product), and addressing visual and conceptual themes are essential parts of the course, reflected in the studio projects. Gallery trips, as well as other field experiences are key aspects of this course. Students work with the instructor to mount an end of semester exhibition, showcasing their artistic growth and development.

BUA 100

Contemporary Business

3

CIS 095*, ENG 085* and ENG 090*

(FORMERLY BUS 131) As business speeds into the 21st century, new techniques, population shifts, and shrinking global barriers are altering the world at a frantic pace. Learn about the range of business careers available and the daily decisions, tasks and challenges that they face. Emphasis is placed upon developing a vocabulary of business terminology, teamwork, quality, social responsibility and cultural diversity. Understand how management, marketing, accounting, and human resource management work together to provide ethical competitive advantages for firms. This knowledge can help you enhance your career potential.

BUA 230

Principles of Marketing

3

CIS 095, ENG 085, ENG 091

Students analyze the marketplace to identify customer wants and needs and develop effective strategies to satisfy them. Emphasis is placed on research, marketing environments, strategic planning, buyer behavior, evaluating key competitors, and the marketing functions of product or service planning, pricing, promotion and distribution.

ENT 101

Entrepreneurship: Creating Your Own Job

3

CIS 095*, ENG 085* and ENG 090*

There will be only one constant throughout your career, and that constant is change. The preferences of consumers are constantly changing, entire industries are rising and falling, and hard-working people often are finding themselves looking for a job. This course provides you with the foundation to design your own job, whether in the context of an existing organization (i.e., as an intrapreneur) or as someone who starts a new enterprise (i.e., as an entrepreneur). In this course you will learn more about your own strengths and weaknesses, as well as the key characteristics shared by successful entrepreneurs. Youll also gain skills for matching your strengths with a business idea that fits you well, so that both you and your customers will benefit. Finally, you will begin developing analytical tools to help make sound decisions in a rapidly-changing world.